How To Make A Mini Barn Door

In most cases measuring to the top of an opening with no trim or to the top of the trim and subtract 1 2 in.

How to make a mini barn door.

Measure and mark the size of your door on your plywood. Https ibuildit ca projects wooden barn door hardware the full build video on making a door like this. Choose your barn door hardware before determining the door height. Join our facebook group.

To avoid paying 50 or more for pint size sliding door hardware kristine repurposed a 1 inch flat metal bar and metal garden edging stakes. Fasten at the rear with a nut. Check the measuring instructions or ask the manufacturer for help arriving at the door height. Remove the pegs and doors and drill the bolt holes in the doors use a bit one size larger than the bolt.

If your bolts overhang you can trim them down with a grinder or hacksaw. The build article with free sketchup model. This will ensure that your door is square. Cut your boards to size and create pattern now that you have measured the opening it s time to cut your lumber to size.

Measure from both corners of the door before screwing the middle rail to the stiles. Remember to add 2 inches to your door opening so your new barn door will cover the opening. Next line up the holes in the doors with the holes in the pegs and push the bolts through. To do this we started by gluing and screwing the bottom rail to both sides stiles.

Do you want to connect with other woodworkers. She cut the bar to length then drilled screw holes to mount it. It s time to assemble the frame of the barn door.